Biotech as... science and technology

DNA replication. Decoding of DNA: Human Genome Project, 2003

Biotech as... soft technology

Biotech as... a global industry

Biotech as... a global industry

> Bioindustry:Agroindustry (animals, vegetables...)Big Pharma (medicine, drugs...)

> On a global scale: Free market Transnational corporationsPublic administrationsLobbies

> Patents and intellectual property

... for the industrial explotation of the living

Biotech as... a global industry

Global Biotech & Biosecurity Mapsource: http://www.mbbnet.umn.edu/scmap/biosecuritymap.html

Biotech as... a global industry

Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops 2008http://www.isaaa.org/

Biotech as... a global industry

Biotech Policieshttp://www.scienceprogress.org

Biotech as... a commodity

Biotech as a commodity...

Biotech as a commodity...

... for the design of the self

> Design of the living / Design of subjectivity> Cyborgs: forever young and beautiful> Biopolitical narrative

Soft PowerArt and technology in the biopolitical age

http://www.amarika.org/softpower

subRosa“Cell Track. Mapping the Appropiation of Life Materials”

subRosa“Cell Track. Mapping the Appropiation of Life Materials”

Source: 26-year-old Guaymi Womanfrom PanamaPatented material: Entire Genome (DNA)Patent filed by: Anonymous ResearcherCONTESTED!

Source: Anonymous BloodMaterial Patented: Gene mutationfactor in Asthma(Interleukin-9)Patented by: Magainin Pharmaceuticals (Genera Corp.)

Source: Human GenomePatented material: Breast CancerGene (BRCA1)Patented by: Myriad and OncorMed

Source: People with HIVMaterial Patented: Gene that controls AIDS infectionPatented by: Human Genome Sciences, MDCONTESTED!

Source: Anonymous Blood DonorsMaterial: Human DNA SequencesPatenting supported by: International Human Genome Organization (HUGO)CONTESTED!

subRosa“Epidemic! DIY Cell Lab”

subRosa“Epidemic! DIY Cell Lab”

Sally Gutierrez“Organ Market”

Boryana Rossa“Bootleg Garden”

Boryana Rossa“Bootleg Garden”

Bureau d'Etudes“Biotech Relational Maps

Bureau d'Etudes“Biotech Relational Maps

Bureau d'Etudes“La Bella Durmiente”

Rachel Mayeri“Soft Science”

Screenings Presentations Performances

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